||Srimad Bhagavath
Mahapuran||
||Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya||
Chapter – 43– The legend of
Dasa Prachethas
The ten sons of King Prachin Barhis were famously known as
Dasa Prachethas. Maharishi Narada advised
the Prachethas to conduct Tapasya in the woods, Lord Parameshwara was highly
pleased with the devotion of them and imparted the knowledge to
attain the grace of Lord Sriman Narayana, and this teaching is called Rudra
Gita. They continued Tapasya meditated
upon Lord Narayana for several years.
Lord Narayana was highly pleased and blessed them that they will have a
virtuous son who was Dhaksha Prajapathi in his previous birth and this son will
earn fame and glories in the world.
The son born to Prachethas was crowned as the King and the Prachethas
left to wood to conduct Tapasya. Once
again, Maharishi Narada appeared before them and imparted the supreme knowledge
which could relieve them from worldly existence.
Maharishi Narada advises
Dasa Prachethas how to please Lord Janardhana, “Oh! Vathsa, Lord Narayana gets
highly pleased with the qualities of kindness to All, control over senses, knowledge
of Oneness in all, contentment, satisfaction, patience, etc… which could provide
good health that can be employed for the selfless service to Lord and his
devotees. All living beings should
be treated with equality, kindness, and respect. The worshiper should have good control over
senses, abstaining from sensual pleasures, accumulation of wealth, and interest
in worldly matters. The worshiper should
have contentment and peace, should not chase after desires which are countless in nature. The knowledge
of self can be attained in eleven paths of devotion. The listening to the glories of supreme Lord
with intense devotion and faith like King Pareekshith, remembrance of supreme
Lord persistently like Prahladha who is the ardent devotee of Lord Narayana,
relentless service to the lotus feet of Supreme Lord like Goddess Sri
Mahalakshmi, and selfless service to devotees of Lord, worship of Lord with
various fire sacrifices and religious services like King Prithu, singing and
eulogizing the glories of Lord, cultivate the love of a companion to supreme
Lord like Arjuna who considered Lord Krishna as his inseparable companion,
surrendering at the lotus feet of Supreme Lord with the knowledge that he is
the safest asylum and he can only liberate the souls from repeated births, the practice of intense Yogic practices and meditation like Lord Mahadeva,
cultivate yearning and intense desire for the eternal presence of supreme Lord
like Radharani.”
